Jinjiang Inn Select Fengxian Baolong Square Canal North Road

I arrived in the evening and the room I got was disgusting and dirty! No one speaks English in this hotel. The receptionist tried to get someone on the phone who speaks English but this person only knew the words madam and I don´t understand. I had to get the receptionist to follow me to the room to actually show her what the problem was. Once this was done she took a long time trying to get me to stay there anyways, before actually offering a different room. The next room was a bit cleaner but I´ve come to realize this is probably as good as it gets in this hotel. It is noisy, you can hear what other people are saying in their rooms, you can also smell through your AC if someone else is smoking in a different room. The shower was full of hair and most surfaces are dirty when you touch them. Wash your hands often! The hotel is situated in the Fengxian district, which is a new business district in Shanghai. There is nothing to see here but a lot of tall buildings that Chinese people live in. There is no effective way to get out of the district either, you rely on taxi during your stay. It cost 150RMB by taxi from Shanghai train station to the hotel, which took about 2hours of traveling. This was a waste of time and money, I can not recommend this hotel to anyone. A local restaurant didn´t want to serve me because I am white. Many people will stop and point at you while yelling loud in Chinese if you do not look Asian. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this place!

Great hotel staff always there to help
Good location will stay there next trip

The hotel was nothing like what the pictures described. Breakfast was poor and limited options. We are non Chinese and the staff cannot speak a word of english. So try to figure out how we had to struggle conversing with them. The hotel is far from the subway. It cost us 50 yuan by taxi to get to the nearest subway which is Dongchang Road. It is about 20 mins away from the hotel with no traffic.

I arrived in the evening and the room I got was disgusting and dirty! No one speaks English in this hotel. The receptionist tried to get someone on the phone who speaks English but this person only knew the words madam and I don´t understand. I had to get the receptionist to follow me to the room to actually show her what the problem was. Once this was done she took a long time trying to get me to stay there anyways, before actually offering a different room. The next room was a bit cleaner but I´ve come to realize this is probably as good as it gets in this hotel. It is noisy, you can hear what other people are saying in their rooms, you can also smell through your AC if someone else is smoking in a different room. The shower was full of hair and most surfaces are dirty when you touch them. Wash your hands often!
The hotel is situated in the Fengxian district, which is a new business district in Shanghai. There is nothing to see here but a lot of tall buildings that Chinese people live in. There is no effective way to get out of the district either, you rely on taxi during your stay. It cost 150RMB by taxi from Shanghai train station to the hotel, which took about 2hours of traveling. This was a waste of time and money, I can not recommend this hotel to anyone. A local resturant didn´t want to serve me because I am white. Many people will stop and point at you while yelling loud in Chinese if you do not look Asian. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this place!

Very nice & comfortable room. Clean toilet & spacious room

附近吃飯的商家太少 ,選擇性比較少 ;因為離大馬路有點距離 ,所以叫車不是很容易, 但是相對比較安靜 ;櫃台服務人員態度還算良好.價格也算合理.

I stayed in the meidu for a week over the Chinese new and spring festival. This meant that the hotel had less staff than normal but this seemed to have no effect on the service in the hotel. The staff were always very friendly and help when ever they could and the were clean and well maintained. My room was well decorated and the bathroom had a fantastic shower. The restaurant is set out in the traditional style with separate dinning rooms which are very comfortable. The food is also traditional Chinese in the local shanghai style and is very good.

Over all this is a great hotel with very helpful staff.

Stayed here in April 2012,choose hotel cause a pal had stayed and liked the atmosphere.I got an awesome deal for $65 for 4days on booking.com site. First I contacted the hotel and was able to arrange airport pickup from Pudong airport ( very helpful cause my flight was delayed and got in almost 11pm for my first visit to Shanghai). That cost about 180 renmbi ($30) and took close to an hour in no traffic.
Hotel is off the tourist area ,in a suburb with actual Chinese folks living there. Hotel main lobby was under renovation at time.Check in was...speedy! Room was clean and cleaned daily. Taxis can be gotten outside hotel or on request from the staff. some of the taxis are quite decrepit but clean. Beware of the popular trick of taxi drivers trying to hide the meter before journey start! And find out if there's a service charge from hotel some of the drivers charged that some didn't I think its a scam on foreigners though.
The only sour point is the location of the hotel from the sights. The closest subway station is about 20-30mins away( ask for the Dongchuan Road, jinping Rd or Huaning Rd subway and not Xinzchuang which is bigger but further) cost is about 30-40 renmbi ($5-6) per metered drop.
If you think rush hour in London tube or NYC subway was tough,wait till you see Chinese rush hour! haha .
I wasn't able to try the hotel breakfast ( which came free with room) or their foot massage.I was gone early in the morning back late in the night!
The staff were mostly helpful despite the language barrier. There was always someone for them to consult who could speak English so wasn't so much of a problem.
Cable was mostly in Chinese with some English films that were subtitled in Chinese thank gawd.
The internet was dial-up speed which is common throughout China.
The surrounding area have lotsa eating places,shops for all price ranges,even a mall and IMAX theatre close by in the neighbourhood.Beware cold drinks are a premimum in China, lotsa place only offer cold drinks on request!
All in all a very worthwhile place for the budget conscious seasoned traveller or group..

I have recently stayed in the Meidu Hotel in Shanghai having never been to China, or indeed Asia, before. I was not entirely sure of what to expect but i was pleasantly surprised from the moment i stepped into the lobby. I had a luxury twin room which costs about 680 RMB (£68 approx) per night or 400 RMB (£40 approx) per night off season which for Shanghai is extremely reasonable. The room was very comfortable, beautifully decorated, always well cleaned and IPTV was provided (note: all tv menus are in Mandarin but it is possible to find English language programming). Breakfast, to the western pallet, was a little odd consisting of congee (rice porridge with various optional extra flavourings), boiled eggs and steamed buns but trust me you get used to it pretty quickly and i found i enjoyed the new tastes i was experiencing. The lunch time and evening food is exceptional, you can book a private dining room for you and your party to dine in peace and there is a wide selection of different foods to suit most tastes, all the dishes are designed to be shared and placed in the centre of the table on a lazy susan. While the hotel does not have a swimming pool it does have a chinese spa which offers a range relaxing treatments. The hotel staff are friendly and many of them are able to speak limited English. The hotels location, outside of the downtown area of Shanghai may put some potential western travellers off but as the area is well served with transport options this not a problem. Overall i really enjoyed my stay in this hotel and my time in Shanghai and i would highly recommend both to anyone visiting China either for the first time or returning.